| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Delaware Newsletter for Sunday October 27, 2024 ( 5 items ) |
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Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Horseshoe Crab Board Sets 2025 Specifications for Horseshoe Crabs of Delaware Bay-Origin and Initiates Draft Addendum IX to Consider Multi-Year Specifications
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release:
The Commission's Horseshoe Crab Management Board approved harvest specifications for horseshoe crabs of Delaware Bay-origin. Taking into consideration the output of the Adaptative Resource Management (ARM) Framework, the Board set a harvest limit of 500,000 male horseshoe crabs and zero female Delaware Bay-origin horseshoe crabs for the 2025 season.
The Board elected to maintain z
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Delaware: Governor Signs Legislation Providing State-Level Protections for Businesses Providing Financial Services To Licensed Cannabis Retailers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release:
Dover, DE: Democrat Gov. John Carney has signed legislation (HB 355) into law providing state-level legal protections for financial institutions and other entities that provide financial or accounting services to licensed cannabis-related businesses.
The law stipulates that "banks, credit unions, armored car services, and providers of accounting services
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Fisheries Commission Once Again Rejects Female Horseshoe Crab Harvest Proposal for Delaware Bay, Extending a Lifeline for Migratory Shorebirds
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 21 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release:
Annapolis, MD The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) decided against allowing a bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay in 2025, maintaining a key protection in place since 2013. ASMFC's decision reflects broad public support for stabilizing the ecosystem by ensuring enough of the crabs' eggs exist to feed shorebirds at a vital stopover during their globa
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Fisheries Commission Rejects Delaware Bay Female Horseshoe Crab Harvest Proposal
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news release:
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) decided against allowing a bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay in 2025, maintaining a key protection in place since 2013. ASMFC's decision reflects broad public support for stabilizing the ecosystem by ensuring enough of the crabs' eggs exist to feed shorebirds at a vital stopover during their global migratory jour
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Riverkeeper: Environmental Organizations Bring Lawsuit Against New York for Endangered Species Act Violation That Imperils Iconic Atlantic Sturgeon
OSSINING, New York, Oct. 25 -- Riverkeeper issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024:
Today, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network and Riverkeeper filed an Endangered Species Act (ESA) lawsuit to force New York to address the illegal capture and killing of endangered Atlantic sturgeon by commercial fishing operations. Parallel lawsuits were also filed by the two groups against Delaware and New Jersey.
Atlantic sturgeon in the Delaware River and Hudson River were listed as endangered under
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